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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2022
Institut Photovoltaique D'ile DE France (Ipvf), Palaiseau, FR;
Electricite DE France, Paris, FR;
Totalenergies Onetech, Courbevoie, FR;
Centre National DE LA Recherche Scientifique-cnrs-, Paris, FR;
Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, FR;
Jean-Baptiste Puel, Paris, FR;
Arthur Julien, Antony, FR;
INSTITUT PHOTOVOLTAIQUE D'ILE DE FRANCE (IPVF), Palaiseau, FR;
ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE, Paris, FR;
TOTALENERGIES ONETECH, Courbevoie, FR;
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE-CNRS-, Paris, FR;
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE, Palaiseau, FR;
Abstract
A method for maximizing the current produced by a bifacial photovoltaic solar module including a plurality of cells, each having at least two stacked and series-connected junctions, the module being capable of orientation and including a device for driving its orientation with respect to the sun. The method includes an algorithm including measuring the module's irradiance at the upper face (Ai) on its upper photoactive face, reflective irradiance (Ar) on its lower photoactive face in its initial orientation, and initial current I from the irradiances Ai and Ar, and calculating currents Ijg generated by the stacked junctions from the cells' physical characteristics and I, calculating an optimized theoretical orientation for which equalization and maximization of the theoretical currents Ijtmax is obtained, and positioning the module in the theoretical orientation when an imbalance between Ijtmax and Ijg is greater than a threshold value dIjmax. A module designed for this method.